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Object Name |
Spider |
Caption |
Cast iron "spider" frying pan |
Description |
Cast iron frying pan with handle and three legs called a "spider". Used during the Civil War by William Foster and given by him to his friend Alfred Mousley of Ellsworth Twp. Donor Josephine Mousley was the daughter of Alfred Mousley. Before the introduction of the kitchen stove, a commonly used cast iron cooking pan called a spider had a handle and three legs, used to stand up in the coals and ashes of the fire. Cooking pots and pans with legless, flat bottoms were designed when cooking stoves became popular; the period of the late 19th century saw the introduction of the flat cast iron skillet. |
Catalog Number |
1979-0655-001 |
Search Terms |
Frying pans Spiders Civil War |
Subjects |
Spiders Pots & pans Frying American Civil War |
People |
Mousley, Alfred Foster, William |